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Back-UPS XS 1300 - fan has started turning on more than usual?

Hello, recently my Back-UPS XS 1300 ups has had its cooling fan run more frequently than normal. It's about 3 years old. I've tried using canned air to blast any dust out from the fan area, but this do...
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RS 800 Lights Flashing

I stopped using my RS 800 for several years so I replaced the battery since the old one was dead. The new battery seemed to work fine for a day, but now the unit is flashing the lights for "on battery"...
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near APC BACK UPS 400 ES

Good morning. I am a new user, my name is Nicola, I would like some advice: I own UPS 'APC BACK UPS ES 400: I would like to know if I can completely shut down during the night. thanks
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Problem Installing 3.0.0.1 on Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (SP1)

I've had previous versions of Powerchute PE running fine for many years. I recently upgraded to 3.0.0.1 and have encountered several issues. When I upgraded to 3.0.0.1, I installed it over 3.0 and the ...
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Non APC batteries a real 'hazard'?

So APC says "Only use APC replacement batteries, or damage to the UPS can occur.". Is this just APC pushing their higher priced batteries or is there a real potential for damage? Seems to me that batte...
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Battery charging when it should not be

Hello, We use the APC SUA 750 in an ATM product. We monitor the state of the UPS and take the unit out of service if the battery is at less than 50 percent. What we find is these units go below 50 perc...
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Back-UPS ES 750 buzz/hum noise?

I have a Back-UPS ES 750 and it's making an annoying buzz/whistle noise. It's not all the time but when it's there I can hear it loud enough that I can't sleep. My parents have an identical unit that m...
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first time UPS purchaser

I have 5 laptops in an office building that occasionally loses power. I would like to be able to power the laptops for at least an hour when the power goes out. Also the laptops make a loud beep when t...
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Battery shows charged but no backup.

I have 2 Back UPS BX1300LCD units that are 'behaving badly'. There are basically two modes of failure that I am seeing. One is where the battery indicator shows the batteries as having a charge (80 - 1...
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Spare for Ellipse premium 800

The button on my Ellipse Premium is broken (only the button). I am looking for a spare. If you known where I can found a replacement part please help me! I don't want to discard it for this small piec...
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Help Debug BX1500 LCD fail (Also known as BACKUPS 1500 XS)

When connected to functioning wall power the BX1500LCD (also called 1500 XS ) ups will charge the battery and report estimated runtime. No signal for bad battery. With a constant 60 watt load from an o...
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